title: Polytetrafluoroethylene patch venoplasty for outflow reconstruction in living donor liver transplantation: two case reports.
abstract: Outflow obstruction may lead to liver congestion and eventual graft failure after living donor liver transplantation. Various methods of venoplasty provide wider outflow tracts. Most series have suggested use of autologous or allogenic grafts for patch venoplasty. We used a polytetrafluorethylene patch in two patients. Both showed good patency of the outflow tract at Doppler ultrasonography at 7 months and 4 months posttransplantation. A polytetrafluoroethylene patch may be a good alternative when no other autologous or allogeneic vascular patch is available or when the situation is critical.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, China Medical University and China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, China.
authors.forename: T-H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: L-B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Jeng
authors.forename: C-C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: P-C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: J-C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: C-H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: K-S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Poon
authors.forename: Y-F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Y-J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: P-H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.forename: H-C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011184:Postoperative Period; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene